Connect with meBreannon has a wealth of experience in the healthcare, life science and general liability sectors. She specialises in claims made against medical and allied health professionals and institutions, with expertise in civil litigation, coronial inquiries, class action proceedings, regulatory and disciplinary matters.
She has defended claims made against biopharmaceutical companies, aged care facilities, hospitals, medical practitioners and other health professionals in most Australian jurisdictions.
Breannon has seconded with medical defence organisations and understands the importance of providing a personalised advisory and defence service which understands and protects the interests of each stakeholder. She achieves this through her thorough preparation of matters and her commitment to providing strategic advice.
Breannon has extensive alternative dispute resolution experience and is a confident advocate, having engaged in commercial negotiations in a range of forums, including the Australian Human Rights Commission.
In 2024, Breannon was recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in the Australasian Lawyer’s Rising Star awards and was a Finalist in both the Insurance and Health categories of the 2021 Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 awards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Acting on behalf of medical and allied health practitioners to defend litigated clinical negligence proceedings in the NSW District and Supreme Courts.
- Assisting medical practitioners and allied health professionals to respond to complaints made against them by patients, colleagues or employers to the federal regulator, independent statutory bodies and health professional councils.
- Acting on behalf of medical practitioners at misconduct, performance and impairment tribunal proceedings, including unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct actions in the NSW Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
- Assisting medical practitioners to respond to employment and Medicare disputes.
- Acting for a global biopharmaceutical company to resolve compensation claims brought by clinical trial patients.
- Assisting in the quantification of a COVID personal injury class action claim brought in the Federal Court of Australia (comprised of more than 2,000 group members).
- Acting for an aged care facility to respond to allegations regarding improper administration of the COVID-19 vaccinations to patients with dementia.
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Personal Injury
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Australian Insurance Law Association
- Claims Discussion Group